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Year of most recent IBA criteria assessment: 2004

Populations of IBA trigger species

Species	Current IUCN Red List Category	Season	Year(s) of estimate	Population estimate	IBA Criteria Triggered
Andaman Woodpigeon Columba palumboides	NT	resident	2004	present	A2
Andaman Cuckoo-dove Macropygia rufipennis	LC	resident	2004	present	A2
Andaman Boobook Ninox affinis	LC	resident	2004	present	A2
Nicobar Sparrowhawk Accipiter butleri	VU	resident	2004	present	A1, A2
White-headed Starling Sturnia erythropygia	LC	resident	2004	present	A2

Note: This table presents the IBA criteria triggered and the species that triggered then at the time of assessment, the current IUCN Red List category may vary from that which was in place at that time.

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Threats to the site (pressure)
Threat Level 1	Threat Level 2	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Agricultural expansion and intensification	annual & perennial non-timber crops - small-holder farming	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	moderate to rapid deterioration	low
Biological resource use	fishing & harvesting aquatic resources - unintentional effects: large scale	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low
Pollution	agricultural & forestry effluents - soil erosion, sedimentation	happening now	some of area/population (10-49%)	no or imperceptible deterioration	low
Residential and commercial development	commercial and industrial development	likely in long term (beyond 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	low
Residential and commercial development	housing and urban areas	happening now	small area/few individuals (<10%)	very rapid to severe deterioration	low
Transportation and service corridors	shipping lanes	likely in short term (within 4 years)	small area/few individuals (<10%)	slow but significant deterioration	low

Conservation actions taken at site (response)
Conservation Designation	Management Planning	Conservation Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

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IUCN Habitat	Habitat detail	Extent (% of site)
Forest		-
Marine Coastal/Supratidal		-

For further information about the habitat classification please click here.

Land-use	Extent (% of site)
fisheries/aquaculture	-
nature conservation and research	-
tourism/recreation	-

For further information about the land use classification please click here.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Car Nicobar. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 27/03/2023.